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Oil gallery plugs
I've developed a flywheel seal leak or an oil gallery plug leak and I need to drop the engine asap to determine which.
I've searched the old posts for information and found a lot of information about drilling and tapping the oil galleries for plugs. It seems there is a great contamination danger wrt metal filings when you aren't planning to split the case. I have two questions for the experts:
- if a plug has blown, what techniques were used to ensure that metal filings don't get stuck in the oil galleries? Is it not worth the risk to repair the leak this way? My engine is low mileage and it would be a pity to have to split the case so soon.
- if a plug hasn't blown, what sealant exactly needs to be used on the plugs in order to secure them better? I read several references to epoxy, freeze plug sealant and loctite freeze plugger but no loctite part numbers.
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